I could think of something less awkward to name your band than something as unpronounceable as ][|][, but don't let that get in the way too much. 4th album from Dark Ambient / symphonic act ][|][. In many faiths in the world, death takes the souls of the dead (generally those lost at sea) in a boat named "the boat of the dead", because according to these faiths, a disembodied soul cannot cross an area of water without a boat or a bridge. In Brittany, this boat is called "Lestr an Anaon" and his captain is the first (or the last) dead of the year. This boat navigates at night, gathering the souls of disappeared sailors to take them back to the country of their birth. This boat also calls and takes fishermen and sailors who had a bad life by sentencing them to an eternal wandering of the ocean until Judgment day. Ltd x 100 copies in a somewhat hand assembled digipak.. $9.00

4th Sign of the Apocalypse - All the Children Love... ( Old Europa Café: OECD172)

Bryin Dall (Thee Majesty, Hirsute Pursuit, Dream Into Dust, A Murder Of Angels) refines and expands the sound of his project from the long sold-out classic 'Lost Hour World' album released via World Serpent. Darkness mixed with small doses of odd humour and whimsy. Thick, world-weary beats spanning Industrial, Trip-Hop, and even Tribal rhythms are given Dall's inimitable production twist. Live strings give way to electronic bleeps. Dark Ambient swirls and noisy passages share time with vocals of innocence and wonder. Fairy tales are not responsible for producing in children fear, or any of the shapes of fear; fairy tales do not give the child the idea of the evil or the ugly; that is in the child already, because it is in the world already. Find out why ALL THE CHILDREN LOVE 4TH SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.. $14.33

[Gone Dark]Bleach is the new P.E. project of Steve Bagman. Bleak and comparatively introspective, with squirming and swarming frequencies, chunky distortion with reverbed vocals, all recorded in one take, the The black sprayed cdr comes in a classic transparent jewel case sprayed in black, with a 4 pages booklet. Limited to 75 hand numbered copies.. $8.66

Dualistic fervency entwines to devour the archaic shadows bringing forth this compelling release by ot-un-et-ir. Mysteries of the intellect regale in trance to over 50 minutes of this dark surging dirge that resurrects a tumulus primal potency. Heavy guitars, drums, synths celebrate in scything dilations that transport the inner-self through a journey of hypnotic passages. A hidden track reverses the stylistic mode to reveal a movement uniting the serenity and deliberation that chills the gelid spirits. Spoken verses nourish the texture with somber keys to bring balance unto this highly recommended release.. $8.00